Grand Prix of Portland
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Venue | Portland International Raceway |
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First race | 1984 |
Last race | 2007 |
Duration | 1 hour, 45 minutes |
Most wins (driver) | Michael Andretti (3) Al Unser, Jr. (3) |
Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing (8) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola (12) |
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The Grand Prix of Portland was a Champ Car World Series race held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. The race has not been highly considered as an addition to the Indy Car Series, but is a likely candidate should the league desire a Pacific Northwest venue.[citation needed]
For nearly its entire existence, the title sponsor of the event was G.I. Joe's sporting goods and auto parts store.
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Close finishes
The closest road course finish in Indy car racing history was set at this race at Portland. In the 1986 race, Michael Andretti ran out of fuel on the final lap, which allowed his father Mario to catch up and nip him at the line by 0.070 seconds. At the time at which it occurred, it was the closest finish of any race in Indy car history.
In 1997, the race set the now current all-time record for the closest two-car and closest three-car finish in Indy car racing history on a road course. Mark Blundell beat second place Gil de Ferran by 0.027 seconds, and beat third place Raul Boesel by 0.055 second, in a three-wide finish.
Champ Car race history
Broadcasting
Indy Lights history
Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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1988 | June 19 | ![]() |
March | Buick |
1989 | June 25 | ![]() |
March | Buick |
1990 | June 24 | ![]() |
March | Buick |
1991 | June 23 | ![]() |
March | Buick |
1992 | June 21 | ![]() |
March | Buick |
1993 | June 27 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1994 | June 26 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1995 | June 25 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1996 | June 23 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1997 | June 22 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1998 | June 21 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
1999 | June 20 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
2000 | June 25 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
2001 | June 24 | ![]() |
Lola | Buick |
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Atlantic Championship history
Season | Date | Winning Driver | |||||
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1984 | June 10 | ![]() |
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1985 | September 8 | ![]() |
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1986 | August 24 | ![]() |
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1987 | June 13 | ![]() |
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September 13 | ![]() |
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1988 | August 28 | ![]() |
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1989-2001: No races held | |||||||
2002 | June 16 | ![]() |
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2003 | June 22 | ![]() |
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2004 | June 19 | ![]() |
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June 20 | ![]() |
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2005 | June 18 | ![]() |
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June 19 | ![]() |
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2006 | June 18 | ![]() |
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2007 | June 9 | ![]() |
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June 10 | ![]() |
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